Florida Governor Joins Trump To Sign Veterans Bill At White House
Florida's governor is meeting with President Donald Trump to sign a bill aimed at veterans.
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Florida's governor is meeting with President Donald Trump to sign a bill aimed at veterans.
Governor Rick Scott wants the state to acquire land to build a reservoir system south of Lake Okeechobee to help battle toxic algae blooms.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is getting the right kind of support as he tries to remedy a legal situation he feels needed help.
With Summer and our traditional 'rainy season' just around the corner, community leaders are working together to figure out the best way in controlling Miami-Dade's mosquito population to stem another outbreak of the Zika virus.
Gov. Rick Scott has criticized House leaders for their budget proposal concerning the state's tourism marketing agency Visit Florida.
A circuit judge Tuesday signed off on the removal of Central Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala in the high-profile case of an accused cop-killer.
A controversial proposal for the state to oversee aspects of high-speed rail might have been derailed in the House.
Once again the death penalty has become a polarizing issue in a high-profile murder case.
Lawmakers are considering giving Gov. Rick Scott the authority to appoint the judges.
Things are getting busy in Tallahassee as Spring begins.
Florida's governor visited a Jewish Day School that received two bomb threats just days apart.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has rebuked Orlando's top prosecutor and transferred from her authority a case involving the slaying of a police officer after she announced her opposition to the death penalty.
A newly elected Central Florida prosecutor stunned legislators by announcing she will not pursue death sentences for any capital cases.
After urging President Donald Trump to move quickly and replace Obamacare, Governor Rick Scott has not pledged his support to the new GOP health bill.
Possible trouble is brewing for the GOP health care plan, and it's being stirred by Florida Republicans.
Florida is again poised to begin executions and prosecute death penalty cases after Gov. Scott signed a law aimed at fixing flaws in system.
A proposal to discard an unused pool of state sales tax dollars that could be used to upgrade pro sports stadiums was put in limbo Monday.
Florida Governor Rick Scott along with other top Republicans in the state complain about government spending, but not about quietly spending more than $237 million on private attorneys to advance their agendas, a new investigation found.
For a second time this week, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson lead Gov. Rick Scott in a hypothetical 2018 matchup for Nelson's Senate seat.
House Speaker Richard Corcoran wins major victory in battle with Gov. Rick Scott over some Florida lottery games.
House Speaker Richard Corcoran lashed out Tuesday against the judiciary, state spending and one of Gov. Rick Scott's top priorities.
Progressives are responding to Florida Governor Rick Scott's "State of the State" and they appear to be ready to tangle with him.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is expected to face some interesting challenges in 2017.
Florida's state legislators will be rolling up their collective sleeves and getting to work on Tuesday as they begin their two-month session.
Gov. Rick Scott is set to pledge during Tuesday's opening of the annual legislative session that he will fight for his policies.
Under the law, Cuban-born Americans traveling to Cuba would be required to enter the country using a Cuban passport.
Gas prices have jumped 28% from last year, reaching the highest level since July 2022, as the Iran war continues to restrict global oil supplies.
The State Attorney's Office (SAO) has released body camera footage and ruled that a Miami-Dade Deputy was justified in a deadly shooting that occurred in April 2025.
The Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) has provided police and fire services at the airport for decades. However, with rising costs, commissioners say they must look at alternatives.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
Under the law, Cuban-born Americans traveling to Cuba would be required to enter the country using a Cuban passport.
Gas prices have jumped 28% from last year, reaching the highest level since July 2022, as the Iran war continues to restrict global oil supplies.
The State Attorney's Office (SAO) has released body camera footage and ruled that a Miami-Dade Deputy was justified in a deadly shooting that occurred in April 2025.
The Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) has provided police and fire services at the airport for decades. However, with rising costs, commissioners say they must look at alternatives.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Trump administration plans to name longtime immigration official David Venturella as the interim head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, replacing acting director Todd Lyons, a spokesperson and two U.S. officials said.
The closure comes amid escalating operating costs for the facility, which are now estimated to total nearly $1 billion.
President Trump said Americans' financial situation isn't motivating him to make a deal, "Not even a little bit," and that he is only focused on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon is seeking is "admittedly a historic budget."
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.